Knitted headwear



March 17, 1931. H. GRuMBAcH KNITTED HEDWEAR 3 Sheets-5heet 1 Filed May 50. 1950 INVENTOR Har/y lw/Wac ATTORNEYS H. GRUMBACH KNITTED HEADWEAR Marci; 17, i931.

Filed May 30, "1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Har/y 'ft//mo'c ATTO EYS March 417, 1931. H GRUMBACH A 1,796,689

` I''ITED HEADWEAR Filed May 3o. 195o 5 sheets-sheet 3 :NvENToR Har@ Gra/veil AT ORNEYS Patented fMar. 17, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HARRY GRUMBACH, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SIMON ASCHER AND COMPANY,

` i i i INC., 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK KNITTED HEADWEAB` Application iiled May 30, 1930. Serial No. 457,640.

This invention pertains generally to knitted articles and particularly to knitted headwear.

The invention will be described in connection with a head-piece known popularly as a beret; however, it is understood that it may be applied in many other ways.

The invention comprises forming the beret of a single lat strip of knitted material in a manner to form a device which is not only highly serviceable, but also neat and ornamental in appearance. The strip of knitted material is formed in a plurality of transverse sections, the rows of stitches in each section being disposed in angular relationship with the rows of stitches in each adjacent section, such arrangement comprising what is commonly'known as a zigzag stitch. This results in side selvages of zigzag contour. The selvages of adjacent sections along one lside are then joined together, as well as the ends of the stripthus forming a bag-like object, having a free edge of zigzag contour.A

The intermediate portion of this bag is then expanded without materially expanding the free edge. The free edge is then turned backwardly upon itself and pressed into place. A head-piece of the beret type is thus formed. It is, of course, obvious that other styles of head-pieces could be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference characters are appended to like parts throughout the various figures:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a strip of knitted material having zigzag sides.

Figure 2 is a plan view, illustrating the manner of connecting the adjacent sections of one side of the strip shown in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hoop which is used in forming the head-piece.

Figure l is an elevational view of the bag formed from the strip shown in Figures l and 2.

Figure 5 is an elevational view, illustrating the shape of the bag after the hoop has been inserted therein.

Figure 6 is an elevational view, illustrating the final step in forming a beret.

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of a finished beret. v

Referring to the drawings at l is shown a longitudinal strip of knitted material, comprising a plurality of transverse sections. Each section Q is made up of a plurality of rows of stitches 3, which are brought `out to make selvages 4. The rows of stitches in adjacent sections are disposed angularly` with respect to each other as illustrated at5. I find it very convenient to have the rows of stitches of alternate sections run in the same general direction which results inzigzag side edges, as illustrated at 6 and 7. Such arrangement may be made by employing a zigzag stitch. l/Vhile each transverse section may be of anywidth and need not correspond to the other sections, I find it very convenient to make the sections of uniform width,

In making up the head-piece the adjacent selvages 4 of the transverse sections are joined together, as illustrated in Figure 2. The ends of 8 and 9 are also joined, thus forming a bag-shaped article, similar to that shown `at l0 in Figure 4.

The bag shown in Figure t may be made up into a head-piece of any desired shape. I find it very convenient to form the bag l() into a beret by inserting a hoop, such as that illustrated at l1 in Figure 3,into the bag 10 to expand the walls thereof at about the centre, as illustrated at 12 in Figure 5. After the hoop has been inserted it is very convenient to press the material around the hoop so that it will remain in position after the hoop is withdrawn. The free edge 7 is then folded back upon itself, preferably along a line well within the zigzagged edge, so that all of the angular portions will lie along the bottoni face of the beret. The edge 7 may then be pressed in place by any suitable means.

Means for pressing the edge 7, when reversed, is illustrated diagrammaticallyin Figure 6 which shows a lower matrix 13 and an upper matrix lll. `If the upper matrix 14 is of lesser diameter than the interior diameter of the hoop 1l, the operation of pressing the material into place around the hoop and pressing the reversed edge 7 may be performed in one opera-tion. The result is a finished head-piece made from a single piece of material and highly ornamental 1n character. Y

It is, of course, understood that the strip l may be of lany color or combination of colors, or adjacent transverse sections or pairs of sections may alternate in color.

It is obviousthatlthe invention is not confined tol any `,pz'irticular type of stitch, but

applies to knitted materials lin general.`

One means for making a zigzag stitch is p `shown and described on pages 39 and Ll0 of the book entitled Flat Machine Knitting and Fabrics, by H. D. Buck, copyrighted 1'921'an`d published by Bragdom Lord & Nagle Company, 334 Fourth Avenue, New

York'City, New York.

. Having described my invention it is obinithe same within the scope of the claims without departing'from the spirit thereof.

I claim: v

l. A knitted head-piece comprising a plurality of sections, the selvages of adjacent sections disposed angularly with respect to each other, so as to define zigzag sides, the

adjacent selvages on one side and the ends secured together, said head-piece formed with an expanded circumferential intermediate portion and the unsecured side turned back 'upon-'itself to .form a decorative eii'ec't at the Yopening of the head-piece.'V

2. Aknitted head-'piece comprising a plui rali'tyvof sections ofequal width, the selvages Ofadjacent sections disposed angularly with respectto each other-thus forming zigzag sides, the adjacent selvages at one side securedtogether, said head-piece formed with an expanded circumferential intermediate .porti-on and the unsecured-side'turned back upon itself to form a Adecorative edge about the openingin the head-piece. c '3. A process of making a knitted head! fpiece comprising forming a strip of knitted l d Y, material with a side of zigzagfsh'ape, securing Vtogether adjacent angular-portions ofV vsaid side, securing together the ends of the strip, inserting 'a hoop in the Ybag thus formed, turning back the other side of said strip upon itself, and pressing the material about lsaid hoopl andaboutsaid turned back ijside to form said head-piecei 4. A knitted head-piece comprising lay strip of knitted material having at least one side of zigzag shape, the adjacent'angular portions of side secured together, the ends of said strip secured f together, said head-piece l formedwith an expanded circumferential intermediate portion, and the unsecured side of 'said strip turned back upon itself too form a' decorative effect at the opening of said head-piece.

Y 5. A knitted head-piece comprising a strip ofA knitted material made by zigzag stitching May, 1930.

Y HARRY GRUMBACH.

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